chief johnson from asset management. lou, three days in a row of down days. it is making people start to wonder, have we seem is gains for a year? >> we have had a santa claus rally all this week. the market does have to trade even though the fed is there debting our fact. i do think the interesting factor is the fed and, you know, after we get the unemployment report on friday, depending on where that unemployment rate is, the fed may be able to say to themselves, if not publicly wrb that the cumulative improvement in the labor market since they began the qe back in september is 2012 is enough for that part of the equation. but they also have to figure is it going to continue? and that's something that they have to guess at. so will they be willing to guess and make a move in december if the unemployment rate falls to 7.1% or 7%? i think it went up last month. that was affected by the government shutdown. as opposed to the nonfarm payrolls which were not affected by the government shutdown. so, you know, i think that extra factor, will the fed begin to taper